Senior Journalist accuses Twitter user of defamation
June 10, 2015
New Delhi
A senior journalist today lodged a complaint against an anonymous Twitter user, accusing him of “defamation” and “character assassination” on the social networking website.
According to police, the complainant wrote that for many months, after the repeal of IT Act section 66 A, the anonymous Twitter handle has been posting defamatory tweets about her.
An FIR has been filed under section 354D of the Indian Penal Code at the Vasant Vihar police station. The sections relate to stalking.
“We have started the investigation and trying to identify the user of the Twitter account. We will ask Twitter to block the account,” a senior police officer said.
PTI
Reactions on twitter:
It's @bainjal who filed a complaint against @LutyensInsider. (She tweeted this info. PTI sh stop being farcical.) https://t.co/jP99GQGKbc
— Parin Shah (@ParinVShah) June 10, 2015
.@bainjal is Senior journo?? Senior – Lol Journo – Lol Lol – Lol Alas nothing but a Sr.Troll https://t.co/AAbOJodLrN
— Radhika (@RpG_89) June 10, 2015
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